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Medical Terminology
Term | Definition |
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Aden | Gland |
Angi | Vessel |
Bacter | Bacteria |
Carcin | Cancer |
Cardi | Heart |
Cholecyst | Gallbladder |
Cost | Ribs |
Cyan | Blue |
Cyt | Cell |
Dermat | Skin |
Encephal | Brain |
Erythrocyt | Red Cell |
Gastr | Stomach |
Gynec | Woman |
Hem | Blood |
Hepat | Liver |
Hist | Tissue |
Kinesi | Movement |
Lapar | Abdominal Wall |
Leukocyt | White Cell |
Lymph | Lymph vessels/fluid |
Mamm | Breast |
Melan | Black |
Mast | Breast |
My | Muscle |
Nephr | Kidney |
Neur | Nerve or neuron |
Onc | Tumor or mass |
Opthalm | Eye |
Or | Mouth |
Oste | Bone |
Ovari | Ovary |
Pancreat | Pancreas |
Phleb | Vein |
Proct | Rectum |
Pulmon | Lung |
Py | Pus |
Rhin | Nose |
Splen | Spleen |
Stern | Sternum or breast bone |
Tendin | Tendon |
Thorac | Chest wall |
Tox | Poison |
Viscer | Organ |
A/an | Without or lack of |
Ab | Away from |
Acro | Extremity |
Ad | Toward |
Brady | Slow |
Contra | Against |
Di | Two |
Dia | Through |
Dys | Difficult or painful |
Ecto | Outside |
Endo | Within |
Epi | Upon or over |
Eu | Good or easy |
Hemi | Half |
Hyper | Over or above |
Under or below | |
Inter | Between |
Intra | Within |
Macro | Large |
Micro | Small |
Mono | One |
Multi | Many |
Peri | Around |
Super | Many or much |
Tachy | Fast or rapid |
Al | Pertaining to |
Algesia | Pain |
Centesis | Surgical puncture |
Crine | To secrete |
Dipsia | Thirst |
Dynia | Pain |
Ectomy | Removal of |
Emesis | Vomit |
Emia | Blood condition |
Esthesia | Feeling or sensation |
Gram | A writing or record |
Graph | Instrument used for recording |
Graphy | Process of recording |
Ism | Condition or state of beign |
One who specializes | |
Itis | Inflammation |
Lysis | Destroy |
Enlargement | |
Meter | Instrument for measuring |
Metry | Act o measuring |
Oid | Resemble |
Ology | Study of |
Oma | Tumor |
Opia | Vision |
Osis | Abnormal condition of |
Pathy | Disease |
Penia | Lack of |
Phagia | Eating or swallowing |
Speech | |
Phobia | Fear |
Phonia | Voice |
Plast | Surgical repair |
Plegia | Paralysis |
Scope | Instrument to view or examine |
Scopy | Visual examination |
Involuntary contraction | |
Stasis | Control or stop |
Stenosis | Construction or narrowing |
Therapy | Treatment |
Tomy | Incision or cut into |
Toxic | Poison |
Trophy | Development |
Tension | Pressure |
Uria | Urine |
Pneumo | Lungs |
Hypo | |
Phasia | |
Spasm | |
Thromb | Clot |